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JP Studio Film Club Movie – Thursday 21st September

Don't Miss the next JP Studio Film Club Movie - an all-time classic! To Kill a Mockingbird Starring Gregory Peck Hi Film lovers, Next month we are showing one of the all time great movies, "To Kill a Mockingbird" starring Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape. This faithful film adaptation of Harper Lee’s famous novel was made at a time when the civil-rights battles in ...

Last Night Of Will and Whimsy

The twelve Will and Whimsy sketches, based on Shakespeare´s Sonnets, left our audiences with smiles on their faces, and generated many compliments for the professional standard of production. Saturday 1st July, was a great last night performance, during which James Innes took on the three character parts normally acted by Alessandro Contardi, in addition to his usual four roles, as Alessandro was unable to perform on the last night. See images from each sonnet below. The audience, which included many ...

JP Studio Film Club Movie on Wed 14th June!

Dear Subscriber, Don't Miss the next JP Studio Film Club Movie - an all-time classic! Brief Encounter Written by Noel Coward Starring Trevor Howard & Celia Johnson Directed by David Lean Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and ...

The Art of Stagecraft

Claire Schoonover Paul Hunter Claire Schoonover and Paul Hunter ran a course during April and May on the Art of Stagecraft, lasting seven weeks and culminating in a private performance for the two groups. Each class comprised 14 people from a range of backgrounds, experience [mostly very little] and nationalities: American, British, Dutch, German, Irish [our Chairman!], Italian, Spanish and Swedish. They were split into pairs or threesomes and given a short piece to prepare: their progress in such a ...

Margaret in the Spotlight

Recognition and thanks Margaret Steedman may be pint-sized, but our Scottish lass packs a punch! When living near Gandia, she was involved with musicals in aid of the Franciscan Hospice. “I am not a good singer but I have been Baby Spice, Connie Francis and one of the Andrew Sisters!” Prior to that, in Falkirk, she did make-up for many years. After moving to Jávea in 2013 she became invaluable for Props before moving onto also Stage Managing. Her first ...

Auditions for Wife After Death

9th June at 19.30 and 10th June at 10.30 in the Studio Comedian and national treasure Dave Thursby has died; friends and colleagues gather to pay their last respects. There is Harvey, who wrote Dave’s material, Harvey’s wife Vi, Dave’s agent Kevin, and wife Jane. Dave’s glamorous young widow, Laura, has arranged a funeral to remember him, complete with a horse-drawn hearse, and an attendant dog. Stranger Kay turns out to be Dave’s ex-wife from before he was famous.Revelations about ...

“Little Panto on the Prairie” Read-Through

A successful read-through! We had excellent support for the read-through of the Little Panto on the Prairie script on Sunday April 30th with 28 attendees! All enjoyed lunch, after the read-through, at the nearby Area One Bar Restaurant. Leigh Patterson   ...